CRSFTY:99900313:i20140915Operator’sCraneSafetyManualIOWAMOLDTOOLINGCO.,INC.BOX189,500HWY18WEST,GARNER,IA50438TEL:641-923-3711FAX:641-923-2424MANUALPARTNUMBER99900313IowaMoldToolingCo.,Inc.isanOshkoshCorporationcompany.CRSFTY:99900313:iiThisCraneSafetyManualisintendedasabasicsourceofinformationonthesafeoperationofyourcrane.ItprovidesgeneralinformationaswellasspecificinformationonIMTcranesandtheiroperationasconcernssafety.Itisnotintendedasanallencompassing“rule-book”oncranesafety.IMTpresentsthisinformationasareferenceandguideonly.Itisyourresponsibilitytoidentifyspecificsafetyhazardsanddetermineproperprocedurestopreventthosehazardsfrominflictinginjury.WeatIMTbelievethatsafetyisparamountintheoperationofitsequipment.PleasefurnishacopyofthismanualtoallpersonsinvolvedintheoperationandmaintenanceofyourIMTcrane.IMTgrantsyou,thepurchaser,therighttoreproducethisdocumentforthatpurposeandtofurthertheeducationinsafeoperationandmaintenance.CopiesofthismanualarealsoavailablefromIMTanditsdistributorsatanominalprice.PleasecontactyourdistributororIMTforadditionalcopies.INTRODUCTIONNOTICETOTHEOWNER/USERIfyourcraneisinvolvedinapropertydamageaccident,contactyourIMTdistributorimmediatelyandprovidethemwiththedetailsoftheaccidentandtheserialnumberofthecrane.Ifanaccidentinvolvespersonalinjury,immediatelynotifyyourdistributorandIMT’sSafetyDirectorat:IOWAMOLDTOOLINGCO.,INC.500HWY18WEST,GARNER,IA50438641-923-371120000705REVISIONSLISTDATELOCATIONDESCRIPTIONOFCHANGE---2001090712-12CORRECTEDMISSPELLING200610201-1UPDATEWITHNEWOWNERSTATEMENT.200805081-1UPDATEDOSHKOSHSTATEMENT.200904208-5ADDEDWIREROPELAYINFORMATION9-5THRU8ADDEDSTABILITYTEST20111230THROUGHOUTECN11628-UPDATEDSTABILIZERWORDING,SAFETYDECALS.ECN11606-ADDEDOVERLOADPROTECTIONINFORMATION,ARTICULATEDCRANETWO-BLOCKPREVENTIONDEVICE.201209149-5AND6EDITEDSTABILITYTEST201409153-12ECN12264-MOLUB-ALLOY882WASMOLUB-ALLOY936,UPDATEDDECAL3-14ECN12279-REMOVEDMOBILOILINFOFROM70394189CRSFTY:99900313:iii19990512Section1.GENERALINFORMATIONGeneral1-1CraneSafetyManual1-2Section2.CRANECOMPONENTIDENTIFICATIONComponentIdentification2-1Section3.DECALSDecalPlacement-TelescopingCranes3-1DecalPlacement-ArticulatingCranes3-2"Danger”DecalDescriptions3-3InstructionalDecals3-10Section4.HANDSIGNALSSignals4-1Section5.THEOPERATOROperatorQualifications5-1PhysicalCondition5-1OperatorConduct5-1KnowledgeAndAbilitiesRequired5-2Section6.CRANEOPERATIONOperationResponsibilities6-1Inspections6-1CraneTransport6-1CraneSet-Up6-2SafeCraneOperation6-3CraneCapacity6-3CraneControls6-3OperatingTheCrane6-3Maintenance6-4ImportantPrecautions6-4FirePrecautions6-4WinchRelatedPrecautions6-5EngagingThePTO6-5DisengagingThePTO6-5Section7.CRANEOPERATIONNEARPOWERLINESPrecautions7-1IfElectricalContactOccurs7-2Section8.WIREROPEPRECAUTIONSGeneral8-1WireRopeDescription8-1BasicInformation8-1WireRopeInspection8-2WireRopePrecautions8-2LubricationOfWireRope8-2WhenToReplaceWireRope8-3WireRopeSlings8-4BasicHitches8-4SlingLoading8-5WireRopeLay8-5WedgeSocketAttachment8-6CableThimbleAttachment8-6Section8A.HOOKPRECAUTIONSGeneral8A-1Latches8A-1HookSwivels8A-2HookPrecautions8A-2HookInspection8A-3NewandRepairedHooks8A-3HooksinRegularUse8A-3HooksNotinRegularUse8A-3MethodsofHookInspection8A-3HookInspectionChecklist8A-4HookTesting8A-4Definitions8A-5Section9.CAPACITYPLACARDSCraneCapacityPlacards9-1CapacityConditions9-1Us...